Improvement in nozzles



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Nozzles. No 153 311 Patentedluly2-l,1874.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDMUND R. BRISTOL, OF MILWVAUKEE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF HISRIGHT TO JAMES FOLEY.

IMPROVEMENT IN NOZZLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 153,3 1 1, dated July21, 1874; application filed February 10, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDMUND R. BRISTOL,-

of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee, in the State of Wisconsin,have invented certain Improvements in Fire and Smoke Protector, of whichthe following is a specification My invention has for its object theprotection of firemen from the heat of fire and smoke when handling thepipe when at a fire; and is accomplished by a nozzle on the end of thehose, with small perforations round it, through which the water will beforced out in the form of a spray.

Figure 1 is a side view of my invention, and Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsectional view'of SillllG. r

A is the main part of the nozzle; 13, the mouth-piece or opening; 0, abushing, which forms the stream of water; D, a cap, which holds thepacking; E, the sleeve which covers the perforations; F, another cap,which holds a ring of packing. These rings D and F squeeze the packing Hagainst sleeve E and make a tight joint against the nozzle, so that thewater will be kept in the pipe when the sleeve 'is over the perforationsGrperforations in the nozzle through which the water is forced to makethe protecting spray. H, the packing. This nozzle is used at fires, andwhenever it is too hot for the fireman to stand it, or the smokeuncomfortable, the sleeve is slipped back, and water will be forcedthrough the perforations and a rim of spray will be thrown out betweenthe fireman and the fire, which will protect him from it.

I claim as my invention 1. Nozzle A, with perforations round it, throughwhich the water may spirt and form a spray to protect the fireman fromfire and smoke, substantially as described.

2. Nozzle A, rings D and F, sleeve E, packing H, and perforations G, allin combination,

substantially as specified.

EDMUND R. BRISTOL.

Witnesses:

J. B. SMITH, JAMES FOLEY.

